California Hits Pause on New Unemployment Applications as EDD Restructures
b'Facing a massive backlog of 600,000 cases, California\\u2019s Employment Development Department says it will not accept new unemployment claims until October 5 as it works to restructure its website to process claims more efficiently. The temporary \\u201cpause\\u201d comes after a state government report called on EDD to address a number of problems with its claims processing, such as outdated technology and inefficient fraud detection. We\\u2019ll discuss the report and how EDD plans to tackle these issues.'